New Orleans Jazz Fest Volunteer Photographers 2019

The Volunteer Photographer Program is a community outreach project of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Archive. The program provides documentation of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell for the Foundation Archive. The Festival is held at the Fair Grounds Race Course at 1751 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA, on April 25-28 and May 2-5, 2019.

The program joins photographers from a variety of backgrounds with the Festival and Archive to provide the unique experience of photographing the world renowned New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Documentation goes beyond the stages and music to include the "internal culture" of Jazz Fest—the food, art, culture and people who attend the festival. Volunteer Photographers must be at least 18 years of age. There is a mandatory meeting for photographers on the day before the festival starts to receive photo pit passes and tickets.

Volunteer Photographers must be able to manage and edit hundreds or even thousands of digital images. The work is physically demanding, with photographers often walking many miles a day around the Fair Grounds Race Course and responsible for their own photography gear. Weather conditions vary—rain (with mud) or shine (with dust) and potentially very hot weather. Selected volunteer photographers are responsible for providing the Archive with all images taken at the festival. No more than 150 applications can be accepted. Applicants must submit 6 images as work samples.